Android Developer http://www.androiddeveloper.com The Android Developer Open Source Community Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:23:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en What do People Want from A Mobile Device? http://www.androiddeveloper.com/what-do-people-want-from-a-mobile-device http://www.androiddeveloper.com/what-do-people-want-from-a-mobile-device#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:51:18 +0000 Patrick Martin http://www.androiddeveloper.com/what-do-people-want-from-a-mobile-device There have been a few Android developers asking me to leverage this community to help them decide what kinds of applications to produce for the Android platform. Developers want to know what is it that people actually want from a mobile device.

The devices or cell phones that have the applications that people actually need and will actually use will be the most popular. I can imagine that there are going to be a lot of applications produced that people won’t use. A fancy application that is not really very useful won’t win any awards, it may be impressive in terms of technology etc but the chances are it won’t sell.

So what is it that people actually want? A developer may produce something that he or she may like or want but that might not be popular at all. We need people to come up with what their ideal mobile device would do and then developers may get a clearer picture of what will be popular.

Let us know what you think and want on your phone here and in the forums.

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As if we didn’t need enough of an incentive we have this! The prizes begin with $25,000 for 50 of the best applications and go up to ten prizes of $275,000 and ten awards of $100,000. 

Unsurprisingly Google wants developers to come up with applications such as social networking, news, and location based services.

]]> http://www.androiddeveloper.com/take-the-google-challenge/feed Waiting for 12th November http://www.androiddeveloper.com/waiting-for-12th-november http://www.androiddeveloper.com/waiting-for-12th-november#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:39:42 +0000 Patrick Martin http://www.androiddeveloper.com/waiting-for-12th-november We are all waiting for Novemeber 12th to see what the Open Handset Alliance will come out with for developers in the Software Development Kit.  Join in with the chat on the forum and discuss your views and opinions. 

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